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DANCING ON A DRY SALT LAKE

Dominique De Fazio's most recent film, a full-length Hollywood production

featuring in the cast ten actors from the Studio De Fazio's

Professional Training Program (PPA).

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The film has won more than thirty awards and recognitions from

film festivals worldwide. 

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“In the Beginning, there was nothing, only song. And the Lord said, ‘Ssshh! Let there be light,’ and the song stopped.”

– Warner De Santis, Protagonist

 

 

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DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

 

“I asked a scientist at NASA, ‘Why did you become a cosmologist?’
“’I wanted to know what happened at the beginning, at the Origin,’ he responded. ‘If I could know

what happened at the beginning, then maybe I could know what all of this means.’ NASA has a Deep Space Observatory in the Mojave Desert.

“The Origin. There is a Native American claim that the Origin of the Universe happened in the same Mojave Desert. I went there. I worked there, I wandered there, and I waited to hear. This special, sacred desert place holds the story of Dancing On a Dry Salt Lake. It is a serious comedy ... about one person’s journey to enlightenment.”

– Dominique De Fazio, Writer/Director

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“How are we going to hear what the universe wants to say, if we’re only listening for what we want to know?”

– Warner De Santis, Protagonist

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CAST & CREW

Include:

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Writer/Producer/Director: Dominique De Fazio
Music: R. Carlos Nakai (11-time Grammy Award nominee) 

Director of Photography: Bruce Alan Greene
Music Supervisor: Dominique De Fazio
Editors: Ben Callahan and Dominique De Fazio
Production Designer: Samo Tusak
Co-Producer: Emile Razpopov
Associate Producer: Lukas Scheja

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Cast includes: Dominique DE FAZIO, Annelie HARRYSSON, Nicolas COSTER, Barry LIVINGSTON, David LEISURE, Aldred MONTOYA, Suzanne SNYDER, and ten actors from STUDIO DE FAZIO in Italy.

FESTIVAL AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

for

DANCING ON A DRY SALT LAKE

Include:

 

 

BEST FILM                                                     – Mountain Film Festival                           – Feature Film (Comedy)
GOLDEN PALM AWARD                             – Mexico International Film Festival    – Feature Film
BEST ACTOR AWARD                                 – Los Angeles Movie Awards                 – Best Actor (Dominique De Fazio)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN                     – Los Angeles Movie Awards                 – Director (Dominique De Fazio)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY                          – LA Global Film Festival                          – Feature Film
OFFICIAL BEST OF THE FEST AWARD      – Official Best of Fest Awards                – Feature Film

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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE                           – Los Angeles Movie Awards                – Script (Dominique De Fazio)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE                           – Los Angeles Movie Awards                – Feature Film

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE                           – Accolade Competition                       – Feature Film

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE                           – Accolade Competition                       – Director (Dominique De Fazio)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE                           – Accolade Competition                       – Lead Actor (Dominique De Fazio)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE                           – The INDIE FEST                                         – Feature Film

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE                           – The INDIE FEST                                         – Director (Dominique De Fazio)

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SILVER LEI AWARD                                     – Honolulu Film Awards                         – Feature Film​
SILVER AWARD                                           – California Film Awards                       – Feature Film​
SILVER LEI CRYSTAL AWARD                   – Honolulu International Film Festival  – Feature Film​

2nd PLACE AWARD                               – Los Angeles Art House Film Festival   – Screenplay (Dominique De Fazio)
2nd PLACE AWARD                               – Los Angeles REEL Film Festival             – Screenplay (Dominique De Fazio)

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NOMINATED for BEST FILM                    – Swansea Bay Film Festival, Wales     – International Feature Film

NOMINATED for BEST SCORE               – Los Angeles REEL FILM Festival            – Best Feature Film Original Score

NOMINATED for Best Feature Film     – Los Angeles REEL FILM Festival            – Best Narrative Feature Film

NOMINATED for Best Screenplay       – Los Angeles REEL FILM Festival            – Best Narrative Feature

                                                                                                                                   Screenplay (Dominique De Fazio)

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